Project Information
I went to make a new desk, and I thought to myself, "Self: What if you build a desk kinda like you build a workbench. Super sturdy."
My first project on LumberJocks was a folding desk. It wasn't really all that sturdy, and I got tired of it. So I gave it to my dad and built this one.
I went to just about everywhere in town that sells lumber to find clear, quarter-sawn, un-pressure-treated 4×4's. Not an easy task! . . . but it was worth it.
Some key features are:
-> All wood joints. No metal fasteners at all.
-> Draw-bored mortise and tenon stretchers
-> Through mortise and tenons holding the top to the legs
-> Solid laminated top
-> Made from all doug fir 4×4's
-> Built-in cable management
-> Weighs a ton, but its rock solid!
-> As I started to sand them down, I decided I liked having the through tenons on the top a little proud. So I left them.
Here's a link to my original desk, in case you were curious: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/104174
My first project on LumberJocks was a folding desk. It wasn't really all that sturdy, and I got tired of it. So I gave it to my dad and built this one.
I went to just about everywhere in town that sells lumber to find clear, quarter-sawn, un-pressure-treated 4×4's. Not an easy task! . . . but it was worth it.
Some key features are:
-> All wood joints. No metal fasteners at all.
-> Draw-bored mortise and tenon stretchers
-> Through mortise and tenons holding the top to the legs
-> Solid laminated top
-> Made from all doug fir 4×4's
-> Built-in cable management
-> Weighs a ton, but its rock solid!
-> As I started to sand them down, I decided I liked having the through tenons on the top a little proud. So I left them.
Here's a link to my original desk, in case you were curious: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/104174